Members
Inductee
ANDREWS, JIM
ANDREWS, JIM
Born on January 4, 1948
Goshen, IN
March 8, 1992.
Inducted On
July 31, 1993
Location Inducted
Nappanee, IN (Posthumously)
Region Number
2
Northwood
Coach
Northwood, Nappanee
1965
Team captain 1963, 1964; All-Conference 1963, 1964; Outstanding Senior Athlete 1965.
Manchester College
1968
Honored by Hoosier College Conference 1966 and 1968; NAIA All-District 21 Player 1966, 1967, 1968; named one of the Outstanding College Athletes of America 1968.
Co-founded NHS Fellowship of Christian Athletes; served as a Sunday school teacher and Little League coach; Manchester Alumni Coach of the Year 1987; Northwood football field renamed Andrews Field after his death; Nappanee Chamber of Commerce honors an annual recipient with the Jim Andrews "Educator of the Year" Award; Elkhart Truth awards an annual achievement award in his honor; Bremen High School established the Coach Jim Andrews Memorial Plaque traveling trophy given to winner of Northwood-Bremen game each year.
Wife, Sheri; children, Trevor, Nate, and Kelli.
Coaching Experience: Coached one year at Elkhart, IN, at Pierre Morgan Jr. HS; assistant coach at Nappanee Northwood HS two years, then head coach 1972-1992, with a record of 150-67; also served as head track coach 1971-1981.
Coach Honors: Won 6 Sectionals, 3 Regionals, 2 Semi-States, and had 2 runner-up titles; 5-time Northern Lakes Conference Champions; 7-time District 2 Coach of the Year; served on Indiana North All-Stars coaching staff 1981 and 1987.
Outstanding Players Coached: Phil Eskew Award winners - Phil Wilson, 1986, and Kevin Mullet, 1980; All-Stars Todd Sheets 1976, Mark Alfano 1981, Tim Weaver 1982, Scott Crist 1986, Ken Helmuth 1987, Chon Schrock 1988, and Mike Conrad 1992.
Coach Honors: Won 6 Sectionals, 3 Regionals, 2 Semi-States, and had 2 runner-up titles; 5-time Northern Lakes Conference Champions; 7-time District 2 Coach of the Year; served on Indiana North All-Stars coaching staff 1981 and 1987.
Outstanding Players Coached: Phil Eskew Award winners - Phil Wilson, 1986, and Kevin Mullet, 1980; All-Stars Todd Sheets 1976, Mark Alfano 1981, Tim Weaver 1982, Scott Crist 1986, Ken Helmuth 1987, Chon Schrock 1988, and Mike Conrad 1992.
